Arlen Roth – Tele Masters Aquinnah Records www.arlenroth.com 1 hour, 15 minutes The Fender Telecaster guitar is the first widely available and viable solid body guitar. First sold by Leo Fender in 1950 as the Esquire, then the Broadcaster and finally in 1951 as the Telecaster. The Tele, as it is known, with its clean …
Cover photo © 2019 Bob Kieser In This Issue Don Wilcock has our feature interview with Ronnie Earl. We have 10 Blues reviews for you this week including two blues related books and new music from Ross Osteen Band, Johnny & Jaalene, Johnny Shines, Colin Linden & Luther Dickinson with the Tennessee Valentines, Bob Corritore …
Veteran blues guitarist Ronnie Earl was born Ronald Horvath on March 10, 1953 in Queens, New York. He is the son of Jerry Akos Horvath and Rose Horvath, both Holocaust survivors. They both passed away in 2014. He released the album Father’s Day in his dad’s honor in 2015. Ronnie took the last name Earl …
Cover photo © 2019 Bob Kieser In This Issue Joseph Jordan has our feature interview with Victor Wainwright. We have 10 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from The Boogie Kings, Matt Andersen, Bob Frank, Beth Hart, Dirty Red And The Soul Shakers, Leo Bud Welch, Larry Griffith Project, Susan Santos, “Chicago” …
AWEK – Let’s Party Down www.awekblues.com self release 14 songs time-58:38 Twenty five years into a solid European blues career and I’m just hearing about this magnificent French blues band. With just guitar, bass, drums and harmonica they create a full sound as you hear on the bonus live CD. Of course on the studio …
Victor Wainwright’s remarkable keyboard abilities and playing are at the very least, rollin’, rampaging and rambunctious. He’s a natural entertainer and his uncanny sense of finding humor onstage and in his music is probably unmatched in the blues & roots world. Not a lot of slinky sophistication here, just remarkable keyboard chops, great ensemble playing …
Cover photo © 2019 Joseph A. Rosen In This Issue Marty Gunther has our feature interview with Lucky Peterson. We have 10 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Michael Mills, AWEK, Meg Williams, Shane Dwight, John Clifton, Katie Henry, Atomic Road Kings, Laurie Jane & The …
Various Artists – Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Disc 1 – 10Tracks/61:35 Disc 2 – 10 Tracks/59:25 Disc 3 – 11 Tracks?69:33 Disc 4 – 11 Tracks?68:33 Disc 5 – 11 Tracks/60:53 Earlier this year, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, an amazing …
Mighty Sam McClain – Diamond In The Rough www.mightysam.com Sledgehammer Blues 11 songs time-52:54 Popular soul-blues singer Mighty Sam McClain who passed away in 2015 left this stripped down acoustic record as his final release. After a career of many years backed by bands he left this touching and different memento. Co-producer Pat Herlehy the …
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Wait a minute! That can’t possibly be true! Lucky Peterson is still a relatively young at age 55. How in the world could he be celebrating his 50th anniversary as a professional musician? As strange as that might seem, however, it’s a fact! Born Judge Kenneth Peterson on Dec. 13, 1964, in Buffalo, N.Y., and …
